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...followed up on a lecture—in which Tan presented her more recent work—that had taken place at the Carpenter Center the preceding Thursday. Identity plays a central role in Tan’s work, which is not surprising considering the artist’s background. Born in Indonesia to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Scottish-Australian mother, Tan grew up in Australia and now lives in Amsterdam. In “Kingdom of Shadows,” Tan explores how images help contribute to a sense of self. A former Nazi in the film...
...grade—he probably stuck gum in her hair and they were hooked—and for whom extreme sexual tension causes many an awkward moment. They live together in a dingy apartment, where the only source of heat is an ignited trashcan that constantly crackles in the background. Zack works in the local coffee shop, a warmly lit hub run by an old Indian man who speaks as eloquently as his colleagues, telling Rogan and his associate Delaney (Craig Robinson), “I hate both of you ebony and ivory fuckers.” The film begins...
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...Because Key's background is in finance, he's taken on the air of a man for the times. Born in 1961, Key hadn't long started school when his father died from a heart attack. His immigrant mother raised him and his two sisters in a state house in Christchurch. Though money was tight, young John excelled at school and university, and in the 1990s made a fortune as a foreign-exchange trader. Recruited by National in 2001, he won the newly created Auckland seat of Helensville the following year. By the end of 2006, he was party leader...
...regularly observed by political pros that Obama's background as an African American from humble origins would have made him just the kind of potential presidential successor Clinton would love to champion - if the young Illinois Senator hadn't stood in the way of Clinton's wife...